# negro vs negroes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### negro
*adjective · IPA /ˈniɡɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,732*
Relating to a black ethnicity.

### negroes
*noun · IPA /ˈniɡɹoʊz/ · frequency rank #28,306*
plural of negro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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